WOMEN'S BASKETBALL vs. Walsh
November 16 | 5 p.m. | Pepper Pike, Ohio
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL vs. Ursuline
November 17 | 12 p.m. | Pepper Pike, Ohio
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LINDENWOOD NOTES:
- Lindenwood hits the road for the first road trip of the 2019-20 campaign, heading to Pepper Pike, Ohio for the GMAC/GLIAC/GLVC Challenge. The Lions take on Walsh and Ursuline from the G-MAC in the tournament.
- The Lions are coming off a thrilling 83-78 win over former rival Pittsburg State. The Lions trailed for most of the game, but a 30-point fourth quarter pushed Lindenwood to victory. Senior forward
Kallie Bildner scored 35 points in the game, the most by a Lion in the NCAA era of Lindenwood athletics. She also led the team with 14 rebounds.
- Lindenwood returns two starters from last year's team that went 21-8, advancing to the Central Regional for the second consecutive season. Leading the returners is
Kallie Bildner, who led the MIAA in points, rebounds and shooting percentage. Also returning is starting point guard
Lindsay Medlen who tallied 90 assists a year ago.
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Kallie Bildner was named the first Academic All-American in Lindenwood women's basketball history during the 2018-19 season..
- Lindenwood had three all-MIAA selections in 2018-19, led by first-team selection
Kallie Bildner. It was the first time the Lions have had a player named first-team all-MIAA and the three selections were the most ever selected for Lindenwood in the NCAA era.
- The 2018-19 Lions recorded 21 wins, surpassing the then-program-record 20 wins set in 2017-18. Additionally, the Lions 14 wins in conference play last year also are a program best.
- The 2018-19 Lions were sixth in NCAA DII in rebounding margin at 9.4 and 10th in field goal percentage at 47.0%, Individually,
Kallie Bildner was sixth in the NCAA in field goal percentage at 62.0%. She also is 16th in double-doubles with 16.
- The Lions are led by second-year head coach
Katie Falco. She joined Lindenwood after spending the previous 10 seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA DI South Dakota State.
WALSH NOTES:
- Walsh is 3-0 heading into the weekend. The Cavaliers have picked up wins over Wayne State, Ferris State and Urbana.
- This season, Walsh is averaging 94.7 points per game, the fifth-best mark in NCAA DII. The Cavaliers' .535 field goal percentage is third in all of NCAA DII, as is their .547 three-point percentage.
- Individually, Walsh is led by Quionche Carter, who scores 20.3 points per game. Thi season, she is 7-9 from deep and 24-43 from the field. Carter also has 18 rebounds, second on the team.
- Mayci Sales is the top rebounder for Walsh, gathering 20 boards this season. She scores 19.0 points per game.
URSULINE NOTES:
- Ursuline is 1-1 entering the tournament and plays Saginaw Valley State before taking on the Lions. The Arrows have played a pair of GLVC foes this season, defeating Quincy 69-67 before falling to Truman State 87-75.
- Rebekah Green leads the Arrows in scoring at 16.0 points per game. She is 15-19 from the line this season.
- Julia Cardwell leads the team in rebounding with 8.5 boards per game.
- Ky Crevison is a sharpshooter from three-point range, where she is 7-12 (.583).
SERIES NOTES:
-This is the first time Lindenwood has played either program.